Dr Betta Edu, Priest of Compassionate Issues and Neediness Mitigation, said on Wednesday that 23,000 individuals have been accounted for missing in under 10 years because of the rebellion in certain pieces of the country.
Edu expressed this in Abuja at a partners commitment with the subject “Where are you now”, to stamp the Worldwide Day of the Vanished.
Edu said that the report of the missing individuals delivered by the Worldwide Panel of the Red Cross (ICRC) and the Nigerian Red Cross Society (NRCS) was a consequence of the revolt in certain pieces of the country.
Over 23,000 people are still missing today.
“Notwithstanding, almost certainly, this is only a hint of something larger as a more proficient instrument is expected to work on the revealing and forensically follow instances of missing people,” She said.
The issue of missing people, according to the minister, has evolved into one of the most significant and long-lasting humanitarian effects of armed conflicts, and as a result, he urged serious reflection.
Edu stated that the current administration was committed to addressing the problem, and as a result, it was necessary to facilitate and strengthen the legal frameworks that would significantly address the disappearances.
According to Mr. Yann Bonzon, Head of the ICRC’s Delegation, more than 23,000 people who were registered with the Family Links Network in Nigeria never got back to their homes and have been missing ever since.
Bonzon said that the number didn’t convey the genuine degree of the issue.